Panama Canal Zone Seen by Southern Methodist Minister
Southern Methodist minister Ix 7 B Palmore writes from Panama about the Isthmus as a historical and engineering challenge. He notes early struggles, sanitation efforts, and the need for proper housing before excavation. He praises sanitation progress, education efforts, and government schemes while condemning gambling and distilleries alongside licensed saloons in the zone.
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Panama Canal Zone
Holfestyansky
Hiterata
Department of Sanitation
Mexico
Central America
Jamaica
Lfor
Endorsement for Gentlemen 8.8 S as a health tonic
P H Thompson of 1248 9th St Lebanon Pa commends Gentlemen 8.8 S as a female medicine and blood tonic. He claims it cleanses impurities, boosts appetite and digestion, strengthens health, restores appetite, and clears skin eruptions in his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
Lebanon
P. H. Thompson
S. S.S
Canal Zone Controversy and Rum Debate From Isthmus Voyage
A traveler describes Anglican services near a Panama Canal vicinity, lamenting a drunken official and harshly critiquing rum laws, racial policy, and asylum plans. He compares American and French efforts, praises French engineering yet condemns distilleries and saloons along the isthmian route, and notes the era’s steam shovel marvels amid tropical toil.
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Theta
Culebra
Raien
Atlanta
Rantaderaue
Georgia
Mira Ploves
Pangina
Aucon
Colon
Mira 'Es
Burchard
Murgeon
Canal Zone
Aittchener
United States
Panama
Supreme Court of
Crimea
Caribbean
Pacific
Ant Fe
Mahia
Canal scheme eyed to spur Panamanian development
The proposal outlines a sea level canal with Gatun and Pedro Miguel locks, an artificial lake thirty miles long to ease ship transit, and a zone developed for farming and tourism. It envisions land lease revenues funding beautified orchards and gardens, plus healthier surroundings and reduced malaria. The plan also discusses imported workers, food costs, and social tensions amid canal construction and regional trade.
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Wooden de Gatun
Perdo Viguel
Gatun
Caribbean
Pedro Miguel
Pacific
Calleys
Chigres Vnl
Sone
Isaac Waltons
North
Arorica
Africa
Central America
Jacob F Markel
New York
Panama
Iland
Martinique
France
Mit
Thadsien
Cary Uniquers
Strange Electrical Cure for Stiff Finger in Augusta
In Augusta on May 5 a prominent local businessman claimed a strange remedy cured his stiffened right index finger. After an accidental encounter with a tiny gutta-percha component and a brief electric current, his finger began moving freely and he attributed a complete recovery to daily small electrical treatments.
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Agusta
Aly
Ava
Admitted the marriages in Valdosta isthmus report
The May Valdosta marriage of Mr SoM Ruff and Wiss Mittle Hammond was publicized after a secret start. The couple wed on the sidewalk, as local details show a broad but obscure account of canal zone residents and social conditions, with names and places cited in a sprawling, disjointed narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Som Ruff
Wiss Mittle Hammond
Valdostaga
Canal Zone
Isthmian Commission
Colon
Christobal
Great Coon Hospital
Udi
America
Amd
de Youn
Wong Chris Han
Drus
Gmermmr
Georgia
Wasan BH Mitchell
Arkirsis
Tol Wi
T Cole
Republic
Sime
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Palmore
St Louis
Cruces
Clag
Himan
Thir
Fort Nes
Imnana
Leenor Moreau
Waington
Benera
Evers
Bea
King OF
Blood Purifiers
T Spegifig Company
Atlanta, GA
Pabst Beer
Mi Isee
Pabst
Pabst Blue Ribbon
I! H. Oppenheim
East
Alabama
Bell
Lfke
Eee
Barry & CO Grog
Sarl
Drsev
Froastar
Howell
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